FAO: Any Nurses pls, I need your help. :)

Mrs_Ryan

Im an NA (Nursing Auxiliary) and Im looking into secondment to finish my nursing course soon - thats definitely a good option if its available, as you still get your wages paid and I know some trusts will keep you on as bank staff (I know our trust certainly does and there's plenty of work on our ward)
However if this isnt an option doing this is a good idea and looks good on your application - plus it gives you some insight into what the profession is like - I wish I had done that before I started my course!!!
Good luck!

Penny-Pincher!!

Bambywamby wrote: »

Thank you all for your input. I have enough qualifications to apply for the Nursing Diploma (starting September 2010 ) so I will still apply for the Auxillary job too. The more experience the better.

Thank you for the forum addy Minxy, it looks really informative. x x

Some Uni's and colleges have 2 intakes per academic year.

HTH

PP
xx

margaretclare

Flipped27 wrote: »

I hope you go for it - I kind of wish I had. I have 3 young children now so its kind of out of the question and I am destined to be sat behind a desk for the rest of my working life!!!

Good luck!

It may not be as 'out of the question' as you think. I am a great believer in 'making things happen'. Your children will not always be as young and dependent as they are now. It would be awful to go to your grave still thinking 'I kind of wish I had'...

I have a career in nursing and midwifery behind me and along the way, I met several women like yourself who said similar. During night-time conversations on the ward, there was always a reason why they had not, but equally, there were always possibilities that they had not explored and did not explore - the old enemy: inertia. It was easier to go along in the way they were used to rather than stretch out their hand to find something new, which, although it was what they said they wanted, was frightening, unfamiliar.

I would advise you to keep up your education. There are far more possibilities around now than there used to be, and although the courses now are degree-standard only, equally there are more people who aspire to degree-level studies than ever there used to be. There are part-time access courses and often, centres of learning will look at other qualifications than just the school-based 'A' levels.

Good luck to everyone!